Officers conducted a search of the area as well as house-to-house enquiries after the man was seen in a garden on Sunday morning

The police helicopter was called to help with a search in Sunbury after a resident spotted a man in a back garden where a child was playing.

Officers attended the suspicious incident in Cavendish Road at around 9.30am on Sunday (March 16) after the homeowner saw the man in the garden before he ran off.

He was described as white, approximately 40 years old, around 5ft 8in tall, of slim build, clean shaven and with short black hair that appeared greasy.

The man was wearing a slightly faded, possibly ripped, black baggy hooded top with a front fastening zip and dirty blue jeans, especially around the knees.

Police, including the helicopter, conducted a search of the area and house-to-house enquiries but have now appealed to the public for information.

Detective Constable Mike Cresswell said: "We currently have extra police officers patrolling the area and ask for anyone with any information relating to the incident or may know who this man may be to contact us immediately."